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A lot of people look at playing overseas as a step down from the NBA. And, yes it is a step down from the NBA money-wise, but there is just as good of talent overseas as in the NBA. Not better talent.

— Udonis Haslem

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

The NBA is becoming a global game.

— Dikembe Mutombo

I expect more people from China and Asia to end up in the NBA.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Millions of guys play millions of basketball games every day of the week at the playground or the YMCA. But LeBron James gets $20 million a year because he can jam on all of those guys. We're always going to want to see LeBron and Kobe go at it.

— Adam Carolla

The public's got it right, a lot of NBA stars are arrogant and like to spend lots of money and have lots of girlfriends and all that.

— Andrew Bogut

Basketball, in America, is like a culture. It is like a foreigner learning a new language. It is difficult to learn foreign languages and it will also be difficult for me to learn the culture for basketball here.

— Yao Ming

The American attitude is 'We're the best'. That's why the NBA guys who come from other countries, the Europeans, all sort of stick together away from the game.

— Andrew Bogut

The NBA has made a real issue about really making these superstars the premium that everybody wants to go to. That's their calling card and their marketing tool. But the coaches at the other end of the sphere are trying to make everybody on the team, even nine, 10, 11, 12, just as important, and have a real role that's meaningful.

— Phil Jackson

Pro basketball is a very mercenary endeavor.

— Rick Majerus

The thing with NBA teams, a lot of times they just want to get you back on the floor to play, so as a player you've got to be very, very smart.

— Andrew Bogut

✗Opposing Perspectives

This is where young players today want to land. They want to be NBA players because of the money.

— Oscar Robertson